Posts tagged occult
The Wretched: The Witch in the Rear Window

Do you appreciate the sublime cinematography and unrelenting dread of art-horror opus’ like The Witch? The weaving twists of Hitchcock’s suspense? The discomposing body horror corpus of Sam Raimi? Wherever you may happen to fall in the aforementioned triumvirate of inclinations, Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce’s The Wretched may be one of your new favorite films.

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Seven Underappreciated Horror Movies You Should Watch this Halloween.

Halloween is right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’re looking for some new (to you), horror cinema to add to your Devil’s Night itinerary. Fortunately for you (and unfortunately for my social life), I watch an unhealthy amount of movies, so here are a few of my favorite, underappreciated horror movies that you should absolutely check out this Halloween.

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The Warlock's Writ: A Cannibalistic Conjuration

A year before the infamous Salem witch trails plagued Massachusetts in the Spring of 1692 , a malignant manifestation of the blackest of magic was festering just to the south. Offering a 17th century backdrop that coincides with a historical pox outbreak, the audio-visual grimoire that is 1989’s Warlock conjures the audience to Boston, circa 1691. This tale of witchcraft and sorcery pits a John Wickian-esque witch hunter, Giles Redferne (Richard E. Grant) against the son of Satan himself, the titular Warlock, portrayed by Julian Sands.

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